A new parenting trend urges parents to ask their own babies for consent before picking them up.

Most mothers will likely pick up their babies without thinking about it and as and when they need.

But one mom has revealed that she always asks her six-month-old son for consent before picking him up – earning her support from other parents.

Nisha Moodley, from San Fransisco, always asks her son Raven before going to hold him.

Alongside a selfie of her and her son, Moodley explained on Instagram: “Why? Because we want him to know that his body is his, and that others’ bodies are theirs, and no one gets to make choices about someone else’s body.”

The mom-of-one’s post earned over 600 likes as well as plenty of support for her parenting move from people who wanted to do the same.

She added, “Since the moment he was born, we’ve always asked before we pick him up,” explaining that when he was too young to speak, she decided to “feel” for his “yes” instead.

Moodley says that asking for Raven’s permission is a small step in ending rape culture – as she is teaching her son from the off that he should only touch another person when he has their consent.

She told Yahoo Beauty, “I don’t ever want my son to be a sexual perpetrator or the victim of one, and the best thing I can do is honor his choices about his own body.”

She finished her post by proposing that if someone ever wants to hold someone else’s baby, they should ask the mom or dad and then ask the child.

She finished, “It always touches my heart when someone takes a moment to connect with him and says ‘Can I hold you, dude?’.”

Jo Wiltshire, parenting expert for childcare.co.uk, told The Sun Online: “I absolutely get what this mum is saying – it’s very important to teach our children that their bodies are their own, and that other people, even their parents, need to respect that in the way that they would respect another adult’s space.

“But one of the wonderful things about families is also the spontaneity of human affection and the ability to demonstrate that – so I’d say we need to make sure that ‘formalizing’ hugs and kisses doesn’t go too far and make children fearful or suspicious of all contact.

“The NSPCC’s Underwear Rule is a good place to start when trying to protect children against inappropriate physical contact, and then by all means ask permission and be sensitive to their personal space – but keep the hugs coming!”